Construction General Worker (Building Site)

Strong, willing hands are wanted on a road rehabilitation project in Isando. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

The work is in Isando, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Mix concrete and mortar by hand or with a small mixer
• Clear rubble and load it into skips

• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Grade 8 or higher

• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Previous site work you can show with a reference

• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant

• Government-funded projects often reserve jobs for people from the local ward. Bring proof of address and ask the site office about the local labour desk.
• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.